diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/amazon-glacier-cmd-interface/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/amazon-glacier-cmd-interface/default.nix
index d5f47f9a6c0d..472b4a6508f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/amazon-glacier-cmd-interface/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/amazon-glacier-cmd-interface/default.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "1k5z8kda9v6klr4536pf5qbq9zklxvyysv7nc48gllschl09jywc";
   };
 
+  # argparse is part of the standardlib
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "'argparse'," ""
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python2Packages; [
-    argparse
     boto
     dateutil
     prettytable